Episodes
Lennie faces court for his deceits, and in his corner are the countless students he mentored and inspired. In this final episode of Class Act we ask the question, were his crimes victimless? And in the wash up of Neil Lennie's career, can his crimes and misdemeanors outweigh the good he's done as a teacher.   Read the full investigation. Go to: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/classact or download the Herald Sun app right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 06/01/21
Published 06/01/21
By the time Neil Lennie's new-age school had been shuttered, he'd already moved on to his next venture.  But the lies from his past were beginning to catch up, and it wasn't long before the police came knocking. Read the full investigation. Go to: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/classact for feature and to listen to every episode right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 05/25/21
After being sent packing from the school he created, Neil Lennie watches from a distance as the college crumbles and the authorities move in to shut it down. Behind the glowing facade Lennie had built, was one of the worst school's the state had ever seen. Read the full investigation. Go to: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/classact or download the Herald Sun app right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 05/18/21
Not content with the hallowed halls of some of Melbourne's most prestigious private schools, Neil Lennie decided to go it alone. And while he continued to inspire in the classroom, cracks were beginning to show. Read the full investigation. Go to: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/classact or download the Herald Sun app right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 05/11/21
Neil Lennie's rise through the teaching ranks was swift. And while his students adored him, some of his colleagues told different tales. Read the full investigation. Go to: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/classact or download the Herald Sun app right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 05/04/21
Neil Lennie had everything going for him, a dashing, inspirational teacher loved by students and respected by his peers. But Lennie's career was built on a little lie that would be his undoing. Read the full investigation. Go to: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/classact or download the Herald Sun app right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 04/27/21
Class Act is the Herald Sun's investigation into what could be education's biggest con. The story of one man and his rise through the ranks of elite schools in Melbourne, based on nothing but a lie. You can listen to Class Act and read the investigation first, and ad free, with a subscription to the Herald Sun, or by downloading the Herald Sun app at your app store.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 03/31/21